A subsidy is a negative tax through which the government gives people money instead of taking it away from them. During the pandemic, the Government of Canada provided a wage subsidy of 50% to employers. (a) What is the effect of a wage subsidy on the equilibrium wage and employment of workers? (b) What happened when the wage subsidy was removed? (c) What was the incidence of the subsidy?
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